St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-29
RED FLAG CHAMPIO
The Anarchists Still Making Most Vic
lent Speeches.
FOREIGNER SHEvITCH'S TALK
Arrest Of a L0ud-M0uthed IMMIGRANT
at Chicago, Who Was Breath
ing Slaughter.

ton of Trades unions. Red ribbons anG
red feathers were worn by most of the
women present, and red neckties ano
hatbands by the men. There was red
and black flag over the stage, and por
traits of the dead anarchists were
draped with black. Many police were
present, but found no work to do. Edi-
tor Schevitch was the principal speaker.
He declared that the real foreign class
in this Countrywide class foreign to the
interests of the people-Were the
Goulds, Vanderbilts and Sages.
The foreign-born were not nee
esSarily foreigners to free institu-
tions, but the capitalist class referred to
were. The cry of the rich for law and
order was cry for protection to their
ill-gotten gains. The hanging at Chi
case was meant TO intimidate those who
dared to think of political reforms. If
the red flag, stepped in the blood of the
martyrs to liberty, was dangerous to
law and order, it was because law and
order no longer represented liberty.
The speaker advised all lovers of liberty
to be as fiery in their language as they
pleased, and to defy the spies of the
capitalistic press. His own remarks
were not immoderate, however. ResO-
buttons were adopted pledging financial
support to the widows and orphans of the
executed men.
TENT OF THE TALK.
In substance Sheyitch said: ut is no
time to cheer, it is no time to weep. 1t
is time to think, a time to get ready for
action. 1t is memorial we are to cele-
brate te-night-nOt in honor of those who
do not want any expression of feeling.
&C. 10 In Of Tho
judicial murder in Chicago would have
been impossible even in Russia, The
men were not hanged for crime.
They were hanged for what they
had thought, written and spoken.
They did not hang Spies and the other
anarchists alone. They hung free
speech, free thought. 1t is supposed
the men were cranks, were foreigners
to whom little attention was paid. If
they were such why was such an effort
put forth to suppress them? 1t is mis-
take to suppose that their ideas do not
amount to anything. A quarter of a
century ago, John Brown, native
American, was lynched, and four years
later half the nation was marching on
with mis- soul. DO you want to know the
names of the foreigners in this coun-
try? They are Jay Gould, the Wander
bits, the Russell SageS. The foreign
ers are not the anarchists. The foreign
element who have nothing in kind with
the people are the capitalists. They
control our politics with their money
and have disgraced our honor and lib
erty. Their cry was law, and order is
for their own protection, for the protec-
ton of their stolen property. The exc
cution in Chicago will forever be handed
down as the worst crime in your his
tory. The people, Powderly and Henry
George, have placed themselves in a
line with the hangman. The
object of the tragedy was to
intimidate the advance workers i'll
the labor movement. There was no
other cause for the murder. You have
heard it said that the anarchists do not
belong to this country. They do not
want to belong to this country. They
do not need to come under its flag.
They have flag of their own, their red
flag. What is this red flag for which
any other? What does this red flag
mean? 1t means the blood of humanity.
1t means to put stop to the shedding
of blood. 1t means to put a stop to the
condition of those who work but cannot
enjoy. and those who do not work but
do enjoy. There is blood on that flag.
The blood of thousands and millions
slaughtered for that flag. 1t is drenched
in the blood of the victims of the militia
in Illinois and other states. If that flag
is dangerous, gentlemen of the press,
that danger has been created by the
gentlemen who employ your own bosses.
That boSh about law and order is only
dust that is thrown in the eyes of the
people. | hope it is the habit
to send spies to take down the
words of speakers on these
occasions, and what they do not utter.
Let us stand together. Let us be more
fiery in our language than ever before.
Let the blood of the anarchists cry out
the world. 1t is our flag:
we will raise it, we will carry it through
your streets. The time Is not far dis
tant when national monument will be
raised to the men murdered in Chicago"
Resolutions were passed in which
those present pledged themselves to
support the widows and orphans of the
hanged anarchists.
DEVELOPMENTS AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2S.-The following eX-
tract from an article in the Sunday
issue of the Arbeiter Zeitung is inter-
esting at the present juncture, as there
has been some question if celebration
such as the Central Labor union and a
of singing and turning societies
intend to have Dec. 10, would lead to
any trouble. Referring to the attempts
to prevent any speaking at such meet
ing, the paper says:
1.-The committee that has rented Bat
terry d hall for the grand celebration
Dec. 10 is compelled to fight this in
sidiOus mob which, in the full conscious
ness of its guilt, dare not approach its
honest opponents openly, but only tries
to Obstruct their way by trickery."
The article goes on to say that the
Citizens association will not let it come
to this for lack of courage, and that that
would not so soon after
the 18th day of November provoke a
riot the termination Of which would be,
at least, doubtful"
The anarchists of this city have pre-
pared rabid circular for distribution
among the wOrkingmen here. 1t is
headed with the single word Eight"
The circular denounceS the anarchists
trial and execution, and declares moth
ing but force will win. 1t urges ''prep-
aration' for the revolution" 'WhO-
ever joins u.s. says the circular, ''must
take all the consequences upon him
self. and must be ready to sacrifice
everything for the cause, even should it
be his life" Paul Wolf is In the same
kind of a fix as Herr Most, and all for
the same doctrine and max
ing threats. Wolf is fine looking and
highly educated German, about
thirty-five years old. He speaks
four or five languages and is
by map publishing COM
pany. Friday night, when perfectly
sober, he went to saloon at Twenty
fifth and Hanover streets. where he
preached anarchy and foretOld the VIC
lent deaths of States Attorney Grinnell,
Judge Gary and all the jurors in the
trial. The utteranceS reached
the police, and tonight Wolf was ar
rested charged with disorderly conduct
and making threats.
MOSt'S Trial.
New YORK, Nov. 2S.-The trial of
II IL 80